UNION OF MANUFACTURERS OF OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT, September 3, 2006

General Director of Zarubezhneft Nikolai Tokarev has supported carrying out the conference ‘Neftegasservice-2006‘(Oil and Gas Service-2006)

General Director of Zarubezhneft Nikolai Tokarev sent a letter to the Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers of Oil and Gas Equipment, deputy of the State Duma (legislative body of Russia) Yury Maslyukov where he noted: ‘We consider carrying out the conferences ‘Oil and Gas Service’ and ‘Supplies in the Fuel and Energy Industry’ organized by the Union of Manufacturers of Oil and Gas Equipment as essential and timely’.

He also expressed confidence that ‘the conferences will contribute to the drawing up recommendations and proposals for lawmakers and the Government of the Russian Federation that would enable to support Russian service companies and manufacturers of equipment for fuel and energy industry.